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There are more than 100 billion brain cells in our heads, and every single one represents a fragment of thought and feeling. And yet each cell is a mystery of beauty, with branching, intricate patterns like shattered glass. Richard Wingate has been scrutinizing them for decades, yet he is still moved when he looks at one through a microscope and traces their shape by hand. With absorbing lyricism and clarity, Wingate shows how each type of cell possesses its own personality and history, illustrating a milestone of scientific discovery and exploring the stories of pioneering scientists like Ramon y Cajal and Francis Crick, and capturing their own fascinating shapes and patterns. Discover the ethereal world of the brain with this elegant little book - and find out how we all think and feel.

<p><b>'An essential primer on humanity's ongoing quest to understand the secrets of life . . . Excellent . . . Ball is a terrific writer.' - Adam Rutherford, <i>The Guardian</i><br/><br/>A cutting-edge new vision of biology that proposes to revise our concept of what life is - from Science Book Prize winner Philip Ball.</b><br/><br/>Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works have been exposed as incomplete, misleading, or wrong.<br/><br/>In <i>How Life Works</i>, Philip Ball explores the new biology, revealing life to be a far richer, more ingenious affair than we had guessed. With this knowledge come new possibilities. Today we can redesign and reconfigure living systems, tissues, and organisms. We can reprogram cells, for instance, to carry out new tasks and grow into structures not seen in the natural world. Some researchers believe that ultimately we will be able to regenerate limbs and organs, and perhaps even create new life forms that evolution has never imagined.<br/><br/>Incorporating the latest research and insights, <i>How Life Works</i> is a sweeping journey into this new frontier of the nature of life, a realm that will reshape our understanding of life as we know it.</p>

<p>In a small Montana town in 1959, a car accident turns ten-year-old Luca's world upside down.</p><p>Set against the backdrop of racism and segregation, as well as the Space Race, <em>The Smoke in Our Eyes</em> is an atmospheric novel about confronting crime and the nature of mid-century America.</p>

<p><b><i>An empowering and deeply informative book </i></b>- Moby<br/><br/>Challenge their beliefs; change the world</p><p><br/>If you are a vegan, you'll know all too well how provocative it can be - you never know when you'll be challenged or how. But being able to face down and rebut arguments against veganism is hugely important. Not just because many of the arguments lack substance, but because every interaction provides a pivotal moment to create change.<br/><br/><i>How to Argue With a Meat Eater</i> will teach you to not only become a skilled debater, sharing the secrets of renowned vegan educator Ed Winters, but it will arm you with powerful facts and insights that will give pause to even the most devout meat eater.<br/><br/>Providing you with the knowledge to become a better conversationalist and critical thinker, and the motivation to create a more ethical, kind and sustainable world, let this book be your guide and inspiration to know that, no matter what the argument, you can win every time.<br/></p>

<p><b>A dystopian masterpiece - the powerful and prophetic novel that defined the twentieth century.</b><br/><br/>The year is 1984. War and revolution have created an unrecognisable world. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party, led by Big Brother. Mass surveillance is total and The Thought Police ensure no individual thinking is allowed.<br/><br/>Winston Smith works at The Ministry of Truth, carefully rewriting history. But Winston dreams of freedom, and of rebellion. It is here that he falls in love with Julia, and starts a secret, forbidden affair with her - but in this world nothing can be kept secret, and they are forced to face consequences more terrifying than either of them could have ever imagined.<br/><br/><b>'A profound, terrifying, and wholly fascinating book' <i>New Yorker</i><br/><br/>'No novel of the past century has had more influence than George Orwell's <i>1984' Atlantic</i><br/><br/>WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT HARRIS</b></p>