Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin and the Victorian War Between Science and Religion by Michael Taylor
36.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Impossible Monsters is the captivating story of the discovery of the dinosaurs and how it upended our understanding of the origins of the world - overturning the literal reading of the Bible, liberating science from the shackles of religion, and giving birth to the secular age.'This book confirms what I ...Show more
The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions by Marek Kowalkiewicz
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
An insider's guide to the invisible new economy that is reshaping our lives Welcome to the economy of algorithms. It's here and it's growing. In the past few years, we have been flooded with examples of impressive technology. Algorithms have been around for hundreds of years, but they have only recently ...Show more
Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood: A Field Guide by Darryl Jones
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Interested in birds but don’t know where to start? Overwhelmed by the bird guides? Want to know more about the birds you see around you? Then this is the book for you!Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood is the first complete beginners’ field guide to the birds you are most likely to see in t ...Show more
Second Chance: The heartwarming true story of a neglected horse who became a Mounted Police hero by Diana Thurgood
32.99 AUD
Category: Animals
A life-affirming true story of kindness, courage and one horse's extraordinary journey from a derelict paddock to the esteemed stables of the Mounted Police. On a hot summer's day in Northern New South Wales, Mounted Police officer Tiffany spotted an advertisement for a horse in the local paper - a Cly ...Show more
The Coming Wave: The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the ultimate AI insider by Mustafa Suleyman
36.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Cofounder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind sounds the alarm on the unprecedented risks to global order posed by a wave of fast-developing technologies like artificial intelligence and genetic engineeringA stark and urgent warning on the unprecedented risks that a wave of fast-developing technologie ...Show more
Our Fragile Moment - How lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis by Michael Mann
35.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: ear fine
In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperilled if we veer off course. For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has ...Show more
Fevered Planet: How Diseases Emerge When We Harm Nature by John Vidal
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A timely and urgent investigation from John Vidal, Environment Editor of the Guardian for nearly thirty years, into how the destruction of nature is releasing disease into our societies 'Urgent, fascinating and essential' GEORGE MONBIOT 'A searing, vital work' BETTANY HUGHES Covid-19, mpox, bird flu, ...Show more
The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals Observations from a Family Farm by Rosamund Young
34.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Be transported to the wild meadows of Kite's Nest Farm and peek into the surprising private lives of some of our most familiar of animals. A life-enhancing read from the author of the bestselling gem The Secret Life of Cows. We talk about people behaving like sheep, which assumes that sheep all behave ...Show more
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee
27.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
From the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene, the stunning odyssey of the cell - the key to life and ourselves**A NEW YORK TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, ECONOMIST, MAIL ON SUNDAY and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR**'Will leave you in awe' GuardianFrom the dawn of ...Show more
The Life of Birds by David Attenborough
37.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough's bestselling classic. BIRDS. Over 9,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea, at home in our gardens or flying for over a year at a time. Earthbound, we can only look and listen, enjoying their lightn ...Show more
A Year of Garden Bees and Bugs by Dominic Couzens, Gail Ashton
37.99 AUD
Category: Animals
A fascinating journey into the secret life of insects, experts Dominic Couzens and Gail Ashton discover 52 minibeasts from around the world, every week of the year. Just as birds have yearly rhythms, so do insects, bees, beetles and butterflies, and they tell the story of what is happening week-by-week ...Show more
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish and other Sea Life by Helen Scales
55.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
This is an inspiring tour of the world's oceans and 80 of its most notable inhabitants. Beautifully illustrated, the book includes fascinating stories of the fish, shellfish and other sea life that have somehow impacted human life - whether in our medicine, culture or folklore - in often surprising and ...Show more