Sciences & Techniques
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Murphy's Law - popularly known as Sod's Law - with acknowledgements to Parkinson's Law and the Peter Principle - explains the truth of man's existence: that if anything can go wrong, it will. In three volumes of murphology, Arthur Block has provided the only comfort possible - laughter - for all those who have ever been exasparated by things going wrong, with a set of rules offering a wise and witty view of the human predicament in the cosmos.
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The Luck Factor ; Four simple principles that will change your luck - and your life
Richard Wiseman
- Arrow books ltd
- 28 January 2004
- 9780099443247
Based on his own research, Richard Wiseman has written this accessible study of luck. He identifies the luck factor as well as showing us how we can all bring more luck into our lives.
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In 2002, NASA fellow Thad Roberts hatched the most daring heist ever conceived: steal NASA's precious moon rocks. With the help of his girlfriend and another female cohort, both NASA interns, Roberts successfully stole the rocks. However, selling the invaluable stones proved to be Roberts' downfall.
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Part biography of a book and a man, part bibliographic and bibliophilic quest, this book is a captivating piece of writing, a testament to the power both of books and the love of books. Logging thousands of hours and thousands of miles, the author uncovers a treasure trove of material on the life of a book and the evolution of an idea.
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Our Final Century ; Will Civilisation Survive the Twenty-First Century ?
Martin Rees
- Arrow books ltd
- 9 September 2004
- 9780099436867
In 'Our Final Century', Professor Rees tells us we may be on the verge of destroying the planet. The threats he discusses include genetically engineered viruses, nanotechnology and pollution-induced environmental catastrophe, concepts which will be familiar to most readers of popular science.
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Scientist Luca Turin was born with an uncannily powerful nose, able to distinguish the components of any scent. He noticed that the solution to the mystery of every other sense has led to a Nobel Prize. Why should smell be any different? This title recounts how he solved this great mystery.
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The Undercover Scientist ; Investigating the Mishaps of Everyday Life
Peter J. Bentley
- Arrow books ltd
- 27 May 2009
- 9780099522423
Making his way through one of those days when everything seems to go wrong, the author investigates the fascinating science that lies behind the most apparently mundane mishaps - from sleeping through the alarm to battling with immovable superglue - and shows you how to fight back against these everyday disasters.
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Exploring the past with hi-tech tools of modern archaeology, geology and astronomy, Hancock exposes an eerie network of connections between Egyptian pyramids, Andean temples, spherical geometry, and astro-navigation. He makes claim for a lost civilization that flourished during the last ice age.
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A practical, direct-action application of spiritual techniques to overcome defeat and win confidence, success and joy in which Peale shares his formula of faith and optimism which millions of people have taken as their own philopsophy of living. Last published in 1996.
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Investigating a massacre that took place in Guatemala in 1982, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan discovers it is linked to the current disappearance of four girls from Guatemala City, including the daughter of a high-up government official, and the brutal murder of a young archaeologist.
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Rainy brain sunny brain - the new science of optimism and pessimism
Elaine Fox
- Arrow books ltd
- 6 June 2013
- 9780099547556
Are you optimistic or pessimistic? Glass half-full or half-empty? Do you look on the bright side or turn towards the dark? This title deals with these questions. It describes a range of techniques - from traditional cognitive behavioural therapy to innovative cognitive bias retraining exercises.
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