Janice
Hallett has written three novels that shatter the traditional murder mystery
form.
Her first, The Appeal, was a series of emails. And this book is a
collection of notes, messages, and emails put together by a non-fiction author,
commissioned to write a true crime book about a terrible event 18 years earlier.
For me, Alperton Angels is so amazing because Hallett manages to immerse
us in the story, bringing out the characters of those involved in the way they
communicate. With impressive twists along the way, it’s simply brilliant.
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'Her best so far' - MARIAN KEYES 'The queen of tricksy crime' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Another resounding success' - DAILY EXPRESS
THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL... True-crime author Amanda Bailey knows all about the notorious Alperton Angels cult. There have been dozens of books and films about the Angels, ever since the night nearly two decades ago, when they attempted…
Possibly
the best popular science book I’ve ever read.
Palmer explores the nature of
mathematically chaotic systems and shows how we can deal better with the
uncertainty they embody.
Many real-world systems, from something as complex as
the weather to something as simple as a jointed pendulum, are chaotic, meaning
that they are hard to predict as very small changes in the way they are set up
produce vast differences in outcome.
Palmer covers a whole series of different
topics, in several cases giving the best explanation I’ve ever seen. It’s not
that this is an easy read. I had to go back over a couple of sections to really
take them in – but it was very rewarding.
“Quite possibly the best popular science book I’ve ever read” (Popular Science) shows how the tools that enabled us to overcome the uncertainty of the weather will enable us to find new answers to modern science's most pressing questions
Why does your weather app say “There’s a 10% chance of rain” instead of “It will be sunny tomorrow”? In large part this is due to the insight of Tim Palmer, who made uncertainty essential to the study of weather and climate. Now he wants to apply it to how we study everything else.
In part, this book's appeal is the author's honesty. He
explores ways in which experimental psychology has been able to look into why
we hold certain beliefs and how they can be influenced.
The honesty comes
because, unlike many pop psychology writers, Jong (who is both a scientist and
a minister) comes clean about the failings of psychology, where many of its
historical findings have proved impossible to reproduce.
I've read many
popular psychology books, but I've rarely felt so much that I was getting an
insight into how the researchers thought as if I were able to chat with them in
a relaxed environment. It's really well written.
Across history, our understanding of God, the soul, spirituality, and even science itself has shifted dramatically. Today, we have more scientific knowledge than ever, yet some age-old questions persist: Why do we believe in gods, souls, and rituals? Are these beliefs innate? Do existential fears drive us toward or away from religion? What can we learn about spirituality from children? How can we leverage scientific thinking to study spirituality?
This book invites you into the labs and minds of some of the world's most renowned psychological scientists for an in-depth look at how psychologists can study religion and spirituality-and how…
This is a book on the science of what's in our
galaxy, from black holes to supernovae and nebulae.
Often, such books feel
detached from reality, unlike a title, say, on quantum physics, where there are
clear connections to everyday technology. Rather than simply describe the
phenomena, I use a fictional starship to take the reader on a galactic tour.
I also wanted to transform the visual. 'Straight'
popular science books have hardly any images, while illustrated ones are
dominated by pictures, only allowing for simplistic text. On my imagined
starship, there is a viewing wall that enables the passengers to see outside. It
shows 50+ images and videos via an associated website, accessible by a web link
or QR codes on the page.
