Features five introductory books on science from the "Very Short Introduction" series. This boxed set gives an introductory overview to the subject of science, from the mystery of consciousness and the central ideas of quantum theory to the important basic findings and procedures of evolutionary biology.

"Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction" by John Polkinghorne (0-19-280252-6/978-0-19-280252-1): This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. The main text makes no use of equations, but there is a Mathematical Appendix for those desiring stronger fare.

Evolution: A Very Short Introduction by Brian Charlesworth and Deborah Charlesworth
Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction by Susan Blackmore
Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction by Ian Deary
Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Coles
Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction by John Polkinghorne
Plus a copy of the new edition of A Very Short Introduction to Everything