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Forces of Nature [Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audio]
Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen (Collins : 9 Mar 2017)

‘Cox’s romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to an experience that feels less like homework and more like having a story told to you. A really good story, too.’ Guardian

‘He bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things.’ Independent

 

The Mathematics of Love (TED) –  [Hardcover]
Hannah Fry

(Simon & Schuster UK: 12 Feb. 2015)

'Dr Hannah Fry shows that mathematical modelling underpins everything from the possibility of finding a partner to the number of sexual partners we have in a lifetime' Observer

'Mathematician Fry explores the age-old questions about relationships by examining patterns behind love and lust in this smart, funny read' Marie Claire

Human Universe [Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audio]
Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen (William Collins : 9 Oct. 2014)

Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future?

Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the very nature of ourselves and the Universe in which we live.

Extremes: Life, Death and the Limits of the Human Body [Hardcover]
Kevin Fong

(Hodder & Stoughton; 14 Mar 2013)


An anaesthetist Dr Kevin Fong's television programmes he has often demonstrated the impact of extremes on the human body by using his own body as a 'guinea pig'. So Dr Fong is well placed to share his experience of the sheer audacity of medical practice at extreme physiological limits, where human life is balanced on a knife edge. 
 

Wonders of Life [Hardcover]
Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen (Collins : 24 Jan 2013)

What is Life? Where did it come from? Why does it end?

In this beautiful and definitive new book, Professor Brian Cox takes us on an incredible journey to discover how a few fundamental laws gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the Universe – life itself.

Extreme Medicine: How Exploration Transformed Medicine in the Twentieth Century [Hardcover, Paperback, Audio]
Kevin Fong
(Penguin Books; Reprint edition : 31 Mar. 2015)

"The Wall Street Journal"
"In "Extreme Medicine," physician Kevin Fong reminds us that virtually everything we take for granted in lifesaving medical intervention was once unthinkable... Dr. Fong's engaging and fast-paced narrative is liberally sprinkled with his own harrowing experiences as a specialist in anesthesia and intensive-care."
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The Quantum Universe [Hardcover]
Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw (Allen Lane (29 Oct 2011)

The Quantum Universe brings together two authors on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show thateveryone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the world? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And why, above all, can we be sure that the theory is good?

Dr Christian's Guide to Growing Up [Paperback]
Dr Christian Jessen
(Scholastic; 1 edition; 6 May 2013)


Finally TV's favourite doctor, Dr Christian, comes to the rescue of parents, boys and girls to answer all their questions about adolescence, sexuality and puberty.

Universal: A Journey Through the CosmosProfessor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw (Allen Lane (22 Sep 2016)

We dare to imagine a time before the Big Bang, when the entire Universe was compressed into a space smaller than an atom. And now, as Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw show, we can do more than imagine: we can understand. Over the centuries, the human urge to discover has unlocked an incredible amount of knowledge. What it reveals to us is breathtaking.

Dr Christian's Guide to Dealing with the Tricky Stuff Paperback [Paperback, Kindle]
Dr Christian Jessen
(Scholastic; 1 edition; 1 Jan 2015)

Finally, TV's favourite doctor, Dr Christian, comes to the rescue of parents, boys and girls to answer all their questions about adolescence, sexuality and puberty. Leave it on the kitchen table or sit down and go through it together - this full-colour, fully-illustrated book will help every family household with children under the age of 15.

Wonders of the Universe [Hardcover]
Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen ( Collins 3 Mar 2011)

Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before.

13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light years wide. It contains over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars.

Dr Christian's Guide to You [ Paperback, Kindle]
Dr Christian Jessen (Scholastic; 1 edition: 5 May 2016)

Coping with stress - Being healthy and happy - Your changing body - Getting active - Looking after yourself - Eating well - Dealing with anxiety Your teenage years see many changes to your body and your lifestyle. In his usual frank and straightforward fashion, Dr Christian tackles all your worries about growing up stress-free and healthy.

Wonders of the Solar System [Hardcover]
Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen ( Collins 14 Oct 2010)

In Wonders of the Solar System – the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series – Professor Brian Cox will take us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit.

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Supersize Vs Superskinny
Dr Christian Jessen (Channel 4 Books – 2008)

To accompany the hit Channel 4 television series, Dr Christian explores exactly why we are obsessed by weight and body image and tells us how we can take control of our weight and fall back in love with food. 

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Why Does E=mc² ?
Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw (Da Capo Press Inc; 2 April 2009)

This is an engaging and accessible explanation of Einstein's equation that explores the principles of physics through everyday life. In this riveting, deeply informative exploration of Einstein's famous equation, Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of 21st century science to consider the real meaning behind the iconic sequence of symbols.

Can I Just Ask?
Dr Christian Jessen
(Hay House UK: 1 Nov 2010)

The 250+ Curious Questions that Off-Duty Doctors Are Most Often Asked (Paperback) Dr Christian Jessen, the unshockable presenter of the hit television shows, EMBARRASSING BODIES and SUPERSIZE VS SUPERSKINNY, is always being tackled by strangers wanting answers to their most private medical questions.


15 Million Degrees: A Journey to the Centre of the Sun [Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle]
Professor Lucie Green
(Penguin: 2 Mar. 2017)

Light takes eight minutes to reach Earth from the surface of the Sun. But its journey within the Sun takes hundreds of thousands of years. What is going on in there? What are light and heat? How does the Sun produce them and how on earth did scientists discover this?

The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus
 [Hardcover, Kindle]
Hannah Fry

(Doubleday: 3 Nov. 2016)

How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list ? Can you predict Her Majesty's Christmas Message? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner - shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night - or fatter - as he tucks into a mince pie and a glass of sherry in billions of houses across the world?

Quantum Chromodynamics and the Pomeron (Cambridge Lecture Notes in Physics)
Professor Jeff Forshaw, D. A. Ross (Cambridge University Press)

This volume describes the Pomeron, an object of crucial importance in very high energy particle physics.

This book will be of interest to theoretical and experimental particle physicists, and applied mathematicians.

Dynamics and Relativity (Manchester Physics Series)
Professor Jeff Forshaw, Gavin Smith (WileyBlackwell: 13 Feb 2009)

A new title in the Manchester Physics Series, this introductory text emphasises physical principles behind classical mechanics and relativity.

The Bluffer's Guide to Etiquette (Bluffer's Guides)
William Hanson
(Bluffer's; New title edition: 15 Jan. 2014) Paperback – 15 Jan 2014

The Bluffer s Guide to Etiquette will help you instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of etiquette and high society. Know what to say, what not to say, where to be seen, and what and what not to wear. Never again be found wanting when asked if someone is PLU or NQOCD, why port should be passed to the left, or how many air kisses you should aim at the proffered cheek of someone you barely know.