Joel Levy

Is running always faster than walking? If you froze your hand in liquid nitrogen and hit it with a hammer, would it shatter? Could you survive in a falling elevator by jumping as it hit the ground? Why can't a fly get out of the toilet? This fascinating foray into the world of science tackles some perplexing problems that have...

From the Ancient Greek goddess Hecate to the Wicked Witch of the West, stories of witchcraft and wizardry have been told around the world for thousands of years. The Pocket Book of Witches is your guide to the art, history, and folklore of sorcery, with tales from across the globe accompanied by a beautiful archive of the finest magical art....

Breakfast with Robots gives you a glimpse of what your daily routine could look like in the not-so-distant future.What will your morning look like in thirty years? Picture a robot butler serving your lab-grown breakfast, slug-like nanobots cleaning up after your shower, a 9,500-mile commute by rocket and using cranial implants to control your dreams. It may sound like a...

Psychology in Bite Sized Chunks is a clear, concise, and easily understood guide to the most fascinating of subjects - the human psyche. Exploring all the main theories, it provides potted biographies of key practitioners and explains, in simple terms, the most important theories and experiments. Discover more about the way your mind works!