Brother Esau

Douglas Orgill

John, Gribbin

Harper&Row

Future Weather (Pelican S.)

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Penguin Books, Ltd.

In Search Of The Double Helix

Biological Sciences

Richard Feynman (Penguin Press Science)

Mary Gribbin

Biographies & Memoirs

The Mating Game: In Search of the Meaning of Sex (Penguin Press Science)

Jeremy Cherfas

Penguin??Books

The First Chimpanzee: In Search of Human Origins (Penguin Science)

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

'Gribbin takes us through the basics with his customary talent for accessibility and clarity' - "Sunday Times". The world around us can be a complex, confusing place. Earthquakes happen without warning, stock markets fluctuate, weather forecasters seldom seem to get it right - even other people continue to baffle us. How do we make sense of it all? In fact, John Gribbin reveals, our seemingly random universe is actually built on simple laws of cause and effect that can explain why, for example, just one vehicle braking can cause a traffic jam; why wild storms result from a slight atmospheric change; even how we evolved from the most basic materials. Like a zen painting, a fractal image or the pattern on a butterfly's wings, simple elements form the bedrock of a sophisticated whole. Synthesizing chaos and complexity theory for the perplexed, "Deep Simplicity" brilliantly illuminates the harmony underlying our existence.

Deep Simplicity: Chaos, Complexity and the Emergence of Life

Reference

Random House]

An introduction to the central facts, evidence and issues of modern science, from black holes to DNA, from the Big Bang to the workings of the brain. It will be an ideal introduction to an increasingly central area, and an entry for teenagers, and adults with no or little background, alike.

Almost Everyones Guide to Science

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Guides the reader through the maze of modern physics theories - relative, general and otherwise, and keeps them informed on the state of the Universe.

Get a Grip on New Physics

Ivy Press

We are made of stardustand so is all life as we know it. All the chemical elements on earth except hydrogenincluding the ones in our bodieshave been processed inside stars, scattered across the universe in great stellar explosions, and recycled to become new stars, planets, and parts of us. In this engrossing book, John and Mary Gribbin relate the developments in twentieth-century astronomy that have led to this shattering realization. They begin their account in the 1920s, when astronomers discovered that the oldest stars are chiefly composed of the primordial elements hydrogen and helium, produced in the birth of the universe in a Big Bang. They then describe the seminal work of the 1950s and 1960s, which unlocked the secret of how elements are cooked” by nuclear fusion inside stars. The heart of the story is their discussion of supernovae, only recently understood as great stellar explosions in which the resulting ash is spread far and wide through the cosmos, forming new generations of stars, planets, and people. Focusing on the relationship between the universe and the Earth, the authors eloquently explain how the physical structure of the universe has produced conditions ideal for life.

Stardust: Supernovae and Life: The Cosmic Connection

Self-Help

Stress Management

Yale University Press

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