From the Royal Society Winton Prize winner¿Sean Carroll examines what it means to exist on this speck of dust in a possibly infinite universe. It¿s fascinating to see a real working physicist thinking these things through and trying to...

MY HEAD SPINS. I'M LYING IN A BED. WHERE AM I? WHO AM I?A man wakes up in hospital. He has no idea who he is or how he came to be there. The doctor tells him his name, but he doesn't remember it. He remembers nothing.As memories slowly...

A page-turning account of the Soviet Union's collapse, from an award-winning expert in the field. 'Today, Russia has revived, and Putin wants his lost republics back, giving this book an additional relevance' "Sunday Times" von Plokhy,...

A brave, stirring portrait of a Jamaican woman who leaves her daughter behind for a new life in AmericaWhen Patsy gets her long-coveted visa to America, it's the culmination of years of yearning to be reunited with Cicely, her oldest...

Breaks down how the universe works at the quantum, cosmic and human levels to reveal how our everyday lives connect to the underlying laws of nature. Now in paperback. von Carroll, Sean