Tom Standage (83–87) Seriously Curious: The Economist explains the Facts and Figures that turn your world upside down Some questions you never think to ask. Others, you didn’t know you didn’t know. And some facts are so surprising they cry out for answers. The brilliant minds of The Economist collect these questions. Individually, they might seem bite-sized and inconsequential, but taken together they can reveal a whole new world.
to the first scientists to study her, the award-winning science writer Colin Tudge tells the history of Ida and her place in the world.
Robin Tudge (84–92) The (3rd) Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories
Fully revised and updated, The Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories sorts the myths from the realities, the allegations from the explanations and the paranoid from the probable.
This definitive guide to the world’s most controversial conspiracies wanders through a maze of sinister secrets, suspicious cover-ups, hidden agendas and clandestine operations to explore all these questions – and many, many more.
Graham Swift (60–66) The Light of Day
Reissued for the first time on the Scribner list, The Light of Day is both a gripping crime story and a remarkable love story. Making atmospheric use of its suburban setting and shot through with a plain man’s unwitting poetry and rueful humour, The Light of Day is
a powerful and moving tale of murder, redemption and of the discovery, for better or worse, of the hidden forces inside us.
David Thomson (51–59) Warner Bros: The Making of an American Movie Studio
Behind the scenes at the legendary Warner Brothers film studio, where four immigrant brothers transformed themselves into the moguls and masters of American fantasy, Warner Bros , part of the Jewish Lives series, charts the rise of an unpromising
film studio from its shaky beginnings in the early 20th century through its ascent to the pinnacle of Hollywood influence and popularity.
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Colin Tudge (54–61) The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor
‘Ida’ is the most complete early primate fossil ever found. Forty-seven million years old, Ida rewrites what we’ve assumed about the earliest primate origins. Her completeness is unparalleled. With exclusive access
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