Astronomer John Barrow takes an intriguing look at the limits of science, who argues that there are things that are ultimately unknowable, undoable, or unreachable.

Here is a treatment so up-to-date and intellectually rich, deaing with ideas and speculation at the farthest frontier of science, that neither novice nor expert will want to miss what Barrow has to say.

Ranging through mathematics, theology, philosophy, literature, particle physics, and cosmology, The Book of Nothing explores the enduring hold that vacuity has exercised on the human imagination.

Hardcover copy has added chapter: "Istianity - may we dominate you?"

Following in the successful footsteps of The Arrow of Time, Stephen Hawking's bestseller, A Brief History of Time, and the works of Timothy Ferris, science writer John Barrow presents an ambitious yet accessible look at the quest for the ...

The Infinite Book is a thoroughly entertaining and completely accessible account of the biggest subject of them all–infinity.

A must-read for true-crime buffs and fans of maritime history, The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences is widely recognized as the most detailed historical account of the mutiny ...