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I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter 9780593358917
RRP: $31.18$21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593358917Author Barbara Rae-VenterFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc -
The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution by T.R. Reid 9780375758287
RRP: $31.18$21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Booklist Editor's Choice for Young Adults.Book InformationISBN 9780375758287Author T.R. ReidFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House Trade... -
Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey by Fred Haise
RRP: $56.55$34.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588347138Author Fred W. HaiseFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 1g -
The Wright Brothers: The Dramatic Story-Behind-the-Story by David McCullough 9781471150388
RRP: $19.48$12.50The incredible true story of the origin of human flight, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world... -
Call Me Red: A shepherd's journey by Hannah Jackson
RRP: $19.48$13.86Sunday Times bestsellerLessons to live by, without getting up with the lark Hannah Jackson (aka The Red Shepherdess) grew up in the Wirral, and hadn't set foot on a farm until she was 20-years-old. But she'd always loved animals and on a visit to the... -
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 9781035038619
RRP: $21.43$13.88The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a fascinating mix of memoir and science, telling the story of how one woman's cells have saved countless lives. Now an HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey & Rose Byrne.'No dead woman has done more for the living . . ... -
Apollo 11: The Inside Story by David Whitehouse 9781785786181
RRP: $19.48$13.07'Terrific and enthralling' New Scientist'An authoritative account of Apollo 11 and the end of the space race, shedding light on the true drama behind the mission.' ObserverFifty years ago, in July 1969, Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land... -
Isaac Newton by James Gleick 9780007163182
RRP: $21.43$14.14From one of the best writers on science, a remarkable portrait of Isaac Newton. The man who changed our understanding of the universe, of science, and of faith. Isaac Newton was the chief architect of the modern world. He answered the ancient... -
Before Bletchley Park: The Codebreakers of the First World War by Paul Gannon
RRP: $39.00$29.46The story of Bletchley Park's codebreaking operations in the Second World War is now well known, but its counterparts in the First World War - Room 40 & MI1(b) - remain in the shadows, despite their involvement in and influence on most of the major... -
Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand by John Markoff
RRP: $62.40$37.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735223943Author John MarkoffFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 692gDimensions(mm) 242mm *... -
The Seven Ages of Death: A Forensic Pathologist's Journey Through Life by Dr Richard Shepherd
RRP: $44.83$32.53The heart-wrenchingly honest and fascinating new book from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Each chapter is like a finely-crafted detective story . . . Shepherd... -
A Boy Called Arsenal by Alan J Hill 9781913208660
RRP: $19.48$15.58A Boy Called Arsenal is an honest and emotional true story about a man who, after a life-long battle with mental and physical problems, finally became diagnosed with autism at the age of forty-nine in 2011. The catalyst for his diagnosis was his... -
Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (Collins Modern Classics) by Margot Lee Shetterly
RRP: $19.48$12.95NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREOscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female... -
Samsung Rising: Inside the secretive company conquering Tech by Geoffrey Cain
RRP: $33.13$27.87*** Longlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year ***'Shines an incisive and entertaining light into the secretive world of the South Korean technology giant shaping our digital lives in ways we probably can't imagine' --... -
Wooden Boats: In Pursuit of the Perfect Craft at an American Boatyard by Michael Ruhlman 9780142001219
RRP: $48.75$35.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142001219Author Michael RuhlmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 213mm *... -
Hope Heals: A True Story of Overwhelming Loss and an Overcoming Love by Katherine Wolf
RRP: $27.28$19.01When all seems lost, where can you find hope?Katherine and Jay Wolf married right after college and sought adventure far from home in Los Angeles, CA. As they pursued their dreams--she as a model and he as a lawyer--they planted their lives in the city... -
Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul by Claire Dunne
RRP: $48.75$32.72This is the essential fully illustrated biography of Carl Jung - one of the world's most influential thinkers and a founding father of psychology. It offers a unique insight into Jung's life and work, featuring generous excerpts from his writings and... -
Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age by Kellie Gerardi
RRP: $29.15$19.23Learn from Kellie Gerardi What It's Like to Be a Female Astronaut"Kellie is probably one of the best ambassadors for spaceflight in the 21st century that the industry could have." Lucy Hawking, author of George's Secret Key to the Universe and host of... -
Captain Tom Moore by Sally Morgan 9780702312328
RRP: $11.68$8.70Captain Tom Moore: fundraiser, World War Two veteran, the nation's hero. Read all about the life of Captain Tom Moore who went above and beyond for his country and the NHS. From his early life in Keighley, to the... -
The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu: Scientist and Feminist by Jo Willett
RRP: $48.75$26.81300 years ago, in April 1721, a smallpox epidemic was raging in England. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu knew that she could save her 3-year-old daughter using the process of inoculation. She had witnessed this at first hand in Turkey, while she was living... -
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
RRP: $21.43$14.64Back on the earth after three spaceflights, Chris Hadfield's captivating memoir An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth reveals extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality. This edition contains a new... -
Prisoner's Dilemma by William Poundstone
RRP: $31.18$21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385415804Author William PoundstoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams) 238g -
How to Be Human: An Autistic Man's Guide to Life by Jory Fleming
RRP: $33.13$21.41A "beautiful and astonishing" (Walter Isaacson, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker) narrative that examines the many ways to be fully human, told by the first young adult with autism to attend Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar... -
The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age by David N. Schwartz
RRP: $58.50$38.61In 1942, a team at the University of Chicago achieved what no one had before: a nuclear chain reaction. At the forefront of this breakthrough stood Enrico Fermi. Straddling the ages of classical physics and quantum mechanics, equally at ease with theory... -
The Incurable Romantic: and Other Unsettling Revelations by Frank Tallis
RRP: $21.43$14.43'Frank Tallis brings a lifetime's clinical experience and wise reflection to a condition that, by its own strange routes, leads us into the very heart of love itself. This is a brilliant, compelling book' Ian McEwanLove is a great leveller. Everyone... -
For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics by Walter H. G. Lewin
RRP: $21.43$13.65Beloved MIT professor Walter Lewin, whose riveting physics lectures have made him a YouTube super-star, offers a mind-opening and delightful journey through the most intriguing discoveries in physics. A wonderful raconteur, Lewin takes readers on a... -
Galileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel
RRP: $25.33$16.54From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... -
Country Doctor: Hilarious True Stories from a Rural Practice (Book 1 in the Country Doctor series) by Michael Sparrow
RRP: $19.48$13.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788420723Author Michael SparrowFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PreludePublisher Duckworth Books -
The Smallest Lights In The Universe by Sara Seager 9780008328276
RRP: $19.48$11.70Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology in 2020 'A stunningly original memoir ... her most human tale of love, loss and redemption is illuminated and given meaning by this backdrop. A beautiful and... -
The Scientist As Rebel by Freeman J. Dyson
RRP: $40.95$27.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590172940Author Freeman J. DysonFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars by Chris Stokel-Walker
RRP: $15.60$10.98'Essential reading.' - ESQUIRE 'Both absorbing and highly illuminating' - THE BOOKSELLER 'No one understands the intricacies of YouTube like Chris Stokel-Walker' - THE ATLANTIC Two billion people watch YouTube and it reaches deep into everyday... -
The Invention of Miracles: language, power, and Alexander Graham Bell's quest to end Deafness by Katie Booth
RRP: $48.75$33.13A revelatory revisionist biography of Alexander Graham Bell - renowned inventor of the telephone and powerful enemy of the deaf community. When Alexander Graham Bell first unveiled his telephone to the world, it was considered miraculous. But few... -
The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist by Ben Barres
RRP: $33.13$22.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262539548Author Ben BarresFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel
RRP: $27.28$17.94The Man Who Knew Infinity is the true story of a friendship between Srinivasa Ramanujan and G.H. Hardy that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, a young unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G H Hardy, begging the pre-eminent English... -
Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss 9780062416162
RRP: $29.23$19.70A National Book Award finalist, the mesmerizing, landmark illustrated biography Radioactive is finally available in a stunning paperback edition. Through words and her own gorgeously crafted illustrations, artist and journalist Lauren Redniss tells the... -
Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History by Ben Mezrich 9781035032464
RRP: $42.90$29.45New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich pulls back the curtain on the most volatile, complex, and bizarre corporate takeover in history: Elon Musk's acquisition and subsequent occupation of Twitter.In October 2022, Elon Musk marched through... -
"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman
RRP: $16.58$15.44Like the "funny, brilliant, bawdy" (The New Yorker) "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" this book's many stories-some funny, others intensely moving-display Richard P. Feynman's unquenchable thirst for adventure and unparalleled ability to recount... -
I Don't Want to Talk About Home: A migrant’s search for belonging by Suad Aldarra 9781529177138
RRP: $21.43$15.15Powerful, fascinating and deeply moving - this book pushes aside our lazy images of human migration and refugees. I loved it. RODDY DOYLE, author of LoveTHE BESTSELLING MEMOIR - SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR'I carry... -
The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir by Steffanie Strathdee
RRP: $29.23$19.11A "fascinating and terrifying" memoir of one woman's extraordinary effort to save her husband's life (Scientific American) - and the discovery of a forgotten cure that has the potential to save millions more.Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her... -
The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power by Max Chafkin
RRP: $48.75$43.27A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business and politics Since the days of the dot-com bubble in the late...