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A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough
$40.00 AUD
Category: Science
See the world. Then make it better. 'I am 93. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us ...Show more
How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time by Matt Ridley
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success' Sir James Dyson Building on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject. Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we e ...Show more
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness - And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World by Carlo Rovelli
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
One of the most inspiring and counter-intuitive thinkers of our age, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, transforms the way we think about the world with his reflections on science, history and humanity In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the mo ...Show more
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$25.00 AUD
Category: Science
#1 New York Times Bestseller From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thou ...Show more
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
$23.00 AUD
Category: Science
'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.' Bill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable a ...Show more
Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain by David Eagleman
$33.00 AUD
Category: Science
How can a blind person learn to see with her tongue or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? What does a baby born without a nose tell us about our sensory machinery? Might we someday control a robot with our thoughts? And what does any of this have to do with why we dream?The answers to these ques ...Show more
Stephen Hawking by Leonard Mlodinow
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius- not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness. In this enthralling memoir, writer and physicist Leonard Mlodinow tells the story of his friend and their friendship, offering an ...Show more
The Secret Life of Stars: Astrophysics for Everyone by HARVEY-SMITH LISA
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
The Secret Life of Stars takes us on a cosmic journey to meet some of the weirdest, most extreme and enigmatic stars in the universe.‘Astrophysics made fun!’Pam Melroy, former astronaut and space shuttle commander‘The most enjoyable stroll through the cosmos’Gerry Griffin, former flight director, Apollo ...Show more
Ancient Bones - UnEarthing the Astonishing new story of how we became human by Madelaine Bohme; Rüdiger Braun; Florian Breier
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
A leading paleontologist discovers the missing link in human evolution. Somewhere west of Munich, Madelaine B hme and her colleagues dig for clues to the origins of humankind. What they discover is beyond anything they imagined- the fossilised bones of Danuvius guggenmosiignite a global media frenzy. T ...Show more
Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut by Samantha Cristoforetti
$40.00 AUD
Category: Science
'Today I woke up on Earth. And I will fall asleep in space' In space the sun rises and sets 16 times a day. You fly over every sea, every mountain and desert, every city and every port. The most ordinary things -- eating, sleeping, brushing your teeth or cutting your hair -- have to be relearned, until ...Show more
The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams
$30.00 AUD
Category: Science
An enthralling look at one of the world's most beautiful and resilient animals, and the role they play in our ecosystem Butterflies are beloved across the globe, adorning gardens, parks and zoos. Their feats are staggering - monarchs migrate thousands of kilometres each year. They are smarter than we th ...Show more
The Better Half - On the Genetic Superiority of Women by Sharon Moalem
$30.00 AUD
Category: Science
Here are some facts - Women live longer than men. Women have stronger immune systems. They are less likely to suffer from learning and developmental disabilities, and are better at fighting cancer and surviving famine. Women are simply stronger than men at every stage of life, though we are taught the o ...Show more