Living with the Dead: A Zombie Bromance

Richard Corben

Life in the big city has its problems: traffic, overpopulation and crime, not to mention the brain-hungry living dead. But for hard rockers Straw and Whip, life among the flesh-eating populace is easy. They pass their time disguising themselves to fit in with the decaying hordes, pilfering musical instr...

Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life

Helen Czerski

Just as Freakonomics brought economics to life, so Storm in a Teacup brings physics into our daily lives and makes it fascinating. Our world is full of patterns. If you pour milk into your tea and give it a stir, you'll see a swirl, a spiral of two fluids, before the two liquids mix completely. The sam...

Nullaboo Hullabaloo

Fleur Ferris

In faraway Bunnaloo, Gemma Hart's day isn't going well. Her family might be evicted from their farm, and her science competition topic is march flies. How can she possibly win against perfect Nina, who gets to study butterflies? But wait, that's not a feather in Gemma?s special bug catcher . . . it's a ...