Missing Microbes
Martin Blaser
An eye-opening account of how medical advances destroy vital human bacteria with disastrous consequences.
Physics for Rock Stars: Making the Laws of the Universe Work for You
Christine McKinley
A fun, comical take on physics and why things are the way they are.
Who Says I'm an Addict?
David Smallwood
A look at all areas of addiction, from where it comes from to the long road to recovery.
London's Sewers
Paul Dobraszczyk
Paying tribute to a huge feat of civil engineering with photographs, colour illustrations and newspaper engravings.
The Island of Knowledge: The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning
Marcelo Gleiser
How much can any of use know? Gleiser explores the limits.
How Not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Jordan Ellenberg
A humorous take on how maths lurks beneath the surface of our daily life.
The Fourth Revolution: How the Infosphere is Reshaping Human Reality
Luciano Floridi
Explores how our activity online shapes our daily lives offline.
Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA
EG Vallianatos with McKay Jenkins
An exposé of the Environmental Protection Agency's betrayal of its mandate.
Great Minds: Reflections of 111 Top Scientists
Balazs Hargittai, Magdolna Hargittai, and Istvan Hargittai
Fascinating interviews with some of the most famous names in science
The Man in the Monkeynut Coat: William Astbury and the Forgotten Road to the Double-Helix
Kersten T Hall
Revealing the story of an unsung hero of molecular biology
