Quick view This Mortal Coil by Andrew Doig Now: €13.75 MSRP: Was: Causes of death have changed irrevocably across time. In the course of a few centuries we have gone from a world where disease or violence were likely to strike anyone at any age, and where famine could be just one bad harvest awa… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino (PB) Now: €13.75 MSRP: Was: From a tiny crimson pear in the west of England to an exploding corn in Mexico, there are thousands of foods that are at risk of being lost for ever. Dan Saladino spans the globe to uncover their stories, meeting the pioneering fa… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Emotional Ignorance: Lost and found in the Science of Emotion by Dean Burnett Now: €18.75 MSRP: Was: Why can't we think straight when hungry? What's the point of nightmares? And why is it so impossible to forget embarrassing memories? Emotions can be a pain. After losing his dad to COVID-19, Dean Burnett found himself wondering w… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Food for Life : The New Science of Eating Well by Tim Spector Now: €21.25 MSRP: Was: From the bestselling author of Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth, a comprehensive guide to the new science of nutrition, drawing on Tim Spector's cutting-edge research. Food for health Food for your microbes Food as medicine Food for me… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science by James Hannam Now: €5.00 MSRP: €13.75 Was: This is a powerful and a thrilling narrative history revealing the roots of modern science in the medieval world. The adjective 'medieval' has become a synonym for brutality and uncivilized behavior. Yet without the work of mediev… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman Now: €5.00 MSRP: €12.50 Was: Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains rel… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Gone: A search for what remains of the world's extinct creatures by Michael Blencowe Now: €9.99 MSRP: €23.75 Was: Inspired by his childhood obsession with extinct species, Blencowe takes us around the globe – from the forests of New Zealand to the ferries of Finland, from the urban sprawl of San Francisco to an inflatable crocodile on Brighto… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Cracking the Elements by Rebecca Mileham Now: €7.99 MSRP: €18.75 Was: From the earliest-known elements to those named in 2016, this book takes a comprehensive look at the development of the periodic table - and reveals untold stories, unsung pioneers and plenty of fascinating science along the way. … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view A Natural Year by Michael Fewer Now: €17.99 MSRP: Was: In A Natural Year, critically acclaimed travel writer Michael Fewer celebrates the everyday wonder of Irish nature in these beautifully written diaries, observed from his homes in south Dublin and rural Waterford, in which he deli… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Ireland Through Birds by Conor O'Brien Now: €16.99 MSRP: Was: Twelve birds. One country. A wild Ireland waiting to be discovered.In Ireland Through Birds, Conor O'Brien takes the reader on an ornithological adventure around Ireland in search of twelve of our rarest and most elusive birds.Alo… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Migration: Exploring the Remarkable Journeys of Birds by Melissa Mayntz Now: €5.99 MSRP: €15.00 Was: Flight has fascinated humans since we first looked into the sky and saw birds on the wing, and no flights are more fascinating than the extraordinary migrations birds make every day, week, month, and season of the year. Migration … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The History of the World in 100 Plants by Simon Barnes Now: €37.50 MSRP: Was: From the author of The History of the World in 100 Animals, a BBC Radio Four Book of the Week, comes an inspirational new book that looks at the 100 plants that have had the greatest impact on humanity, stunningly illustrated thro… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee Now: €16.50 MSRP: Was: The Song of the Cell is the vivid, thrilling and suspenseful story of the fundamental unit of life. It describes how scientists discovered cells, began to understand them, and are now using that knowledge to create new humans. Bot… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Vesper Flights by Helen MacDonald (Hardback) Now: €6.99 MSRP: €25.00 Was: Animals don't exist to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk comes Vesper Flights, a transcen… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World by Yuval Noah Harari Now: €25.00 MSRP: Was: From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes an incredible new story of the human race, for younger readers.* We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wi… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Epitaph for the Ash: In Search of Recovery and Renewal by Lisa Samson Now: €5.00 MSRP: €12.50 Was: The ash tree has long been an integral part of the British landscape, its familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces. But tragically ash dieback, a disease from mainland Europe, now poses a serious th… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Einstein's Fridge by Paul Sen Now: €6.99 MSRP: €25.00 Was: Einstein's Fridge tells the story of how scientists uncovered the least known and yet most consequential of all the sciences, and learned to harness the power of heat and ice. The laws of thermodynamics govern everything from the … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Book of Phobias and Manias by Kate Summerscale Now: €16.25 MSRP: Was: Ever been struck dumb when public speaking? You might be suffering from glossophobia. Do your book-buying habits verge on bibliomania? Do you recoil in arachnophobic horror at the sight of a spider - or twitch with nomophobia when… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Climate Worrier: A Hypocrite's Guide to Saving the Planet by Colm O'Regan Now: €14.50 MSRP: €16.25 Was: Bestselling author Colm O'Regan is a worrier. A professional one. Caution is his watchword. Risk aversion is his love language. Now Colm is grappling with the biggest worry of all: the whole 'planet being on fire' thing and how ex… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Black Holes by Professor Brian Cox & Professor Jeff Forshaw Now: €18.99 MSRP: €21.25 Was: A Brief History of Time for the 21st CenturyAt the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly, not even light can escape its grasp. Its secrets lie waiting to be discovered. It's time to explore our universe's most mysterious in… Add to Cart The item has been added