Can Reindeer Fly?

The Science of Christmas

Roger Highfield author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Orion Publishing Co

Published:7th Nov '02

Should be back in stock very soon

Can Reindeer Fly? cover

An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas.

'This book fizzes with fun'Sunday Telegraph

'I love it' Carol Vordeman

'A perfect present' A C Grayling, Financial Times

How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.)

This book contains information on how drugs might make us see flying reindeer, how pollution is affecting the shape of Christmas trees and the intriguing correlation between the length of our Christmas card list and brain size.

This book fizzes with fun * Sunday Telegraph *
This has to be the strangest book I have ever read ... I loved it! * Spectator *
Roger Highfield's investigations in to the science of yuletide are nicely calculated to cheer a Scrooge ... the book makes a perfect present -- A C Grayling * Financial Times *
It brings together outstanding scientific detective work without ever spoiling the magic of Christmas. I love it -- Carol Vorderman

ISBN: 9780753813669

Dimensions: 196mm x 133mm x 23mm

Weight: 246g

352 pages