Jim Al-Khalili Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili CBE FRS @UniofSurrey Distinguished Chair in theoretical physics, author, broadcaster, humanist. "Affable Egghead" (Sunday Times).
The Janus Point: A New Theory of Time
Julian BarbourJim Al-KhaliliIn case anyone is remotely interested, I'm currently reading Julian Barbour's The Janus Point and listening to Barklay James Harvest (1974 Live double album). A good way to spend a chilly afternoon.
Hardcover, 2020
$40.00Member price:$40.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
Henry GeeJim Al-KhaliliHenry Gee, winner of the 2022 @royalsociety Insight Investment Science Book Prize for “A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters”. https://t.co/hNT1xwZ5Di
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Instant Egghead Guide: Physics: Physics
Brian CleggJim Al-KhaliliThe Universe Is Not Locally Real, and the Physics Nobel Prize Winners Proved It - Scientific American https://t.co/ZhTWOyWbrB
Paperback, 2009
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time
Tim MaudlinJim Al-KhaliliIt's so nice not to work through emails on my morning train commute for a change and relax with a book instead. What are you reading, Jim? Oh, Tim Maudlin's "Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory". I mean, what did you expect?
Paperback, 2015
$27.95Member price:$25.16 + Free shipping10% off
Excession
Iain BanksJim Al-KhaliliJust finished reading Iain M Banks’ Excession. Brilliant of course, but can’t help wishing I’d read the ebook instead of the pbk so that I could’ve searched back through the confusing profusion of GSVs (the sentient ship Minds) more easily.
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Mae and Marco's Space Journey: Band 12/Copper
Jim Al-KhaliliJim Al-KhaliliMy first children's science book (Mae and Marco's Space Journey), written with my old friend and fellow physicist, Raquel Crespo, is out now. https://t.co/N4h7d1vM8f https://t.co/xInmMIeqjw
Paperback, 2022
$11.99Member price:$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Instant Egghead Guide: The Universe: The Universe
J. R. MinkelJim Al-KhaliliThe Universe Is Not Locally Real, and the Physics Nobel Prize Winners Proved It - Scientific American https://t.co/ZhTWOyWbrB
Paperback, 2009
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Decoherence: And the Quantum-To-Classical Transition
Maximilian A. SchlosshauerJim Al-KhaliliSo, Jim, what fun novels have you been reading over the summer? Me: Erm, actually I’ve been working my way through Maximilian Schlosshauer’s excellent “Decoherence and the Quantum-to-Classical Transition”. Yes it’s a textbook, yes I’m loving it and yes I’m a nerd.
Paperback, 2010
$89.99Member price:$85.49 + Free shipping5% off
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin LiuJim Al-KhaliliLast chance to get tickets for tonight’s online event as I join China’s greatest science fiction writer @CixinLiu @liu_cixin in conversation. A fascinating look at his classic ‘The Three Body Problem’ is in store. For information and to book https://t.co/bx4qFA1eH9 https://t.co/sMZAsr39d4
Paperback, 2016
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The World According to Physics
Jim Al-KhaliliJim Al-KhaliliRT @jometro: #VendrediLecture "The World according to physics" de Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili Le physicien y décortique clairement la ques…
Hardcover, 2020
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book